Houston
District
Provincial Location
Municipal Information
Councillors
6 to be elected
Registration Method
Survey not returned.
Regional District
Contact
Box 370, Houston BC, V0J 1Z0
P: 250-845-2238
Eligible Voter Turnout
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Gender Representation
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Running
Elected
Bill Holmberg was elected mayor of Houston with 58.64% of the votes.
Mayoral Election Results
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| Candidate Name | Incumbent | Votes | Percentage | Total | Elected |
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| Holmberg, Bill | 58.64% | 516 |  |
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| Smith, Sharon | 41.25% | 363 |
Councillor Election Results
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| Candidate Name | Incumbent | Votes | Percentage | Total | Elected |
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| Arkinstall, Bill | Acclaimed | |
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| Buursema, Hank | Acclaimed | |
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| Dickenson, Joanne | Acclaimed | |
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| Kettle, Nipper | Acclaimed | |
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| Lundrigan, Rick | Acclaimed | |
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| Sullivan, Jack | Acclaimed | |
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Councillor Bill Arkinstall was elected due to acclamation.
In 2008 the estimated eligible voter turnout for the Houston (District) was 39.1%, which was 10.2% higher than than the average BC municipal turnout of 28.9%.
Voter turnout statistics
Eligible Voter Turnout (2008)
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Voter Turnout (Historical)
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Eligible Voters (Historical)
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Gender statistics
Gender Elected (2008)
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Percent Women Running (Historical)
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Percent Women Elected (Historical)
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Women make up 14.3% of this Council. The BC average for municipal councils is 34.2%.
Incumbency
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Elected incumbency rate of 0.00% is 77.2% lower than BC average of 77.2%.